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Article: Extended Analysis

Sonny Rollins: A Night At The Village Vanguard

by C. Michael Bailey
August 10, 2005

Sonny Rollins A Night At The Village Vanguard Blue Note 99795 1957/1999 (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) Located on 7th Avenue just below West 11th Street in New York City's Greenwich Village, the Village Vanguard has been the seat of live jazz since the 1940s. Ninety-one live recordings have ...

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Article: Profile

Sonny Rollins: Jazz Cleric

by Riel Lazarus
August 20, 2004

Sonny Rollins is his own man, plain and simple. His heart thumps to a singular beat - a tempo we all tune into occasionally with reverence and wonder. For nearly 60 years now, the tenor saxophonist has brandished a long and heavy horn - contributing to several movements in jazz; setting new standards for improvisation; relentlessly ...

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Article: Book Review

Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edge

by Kyle Simpler
June 3, 2004

Sonny Rollins, The Cutting Edge by Richard Palmer Continuum Books Besides being one of the most influential tenor saxophone players in jazz history, Sonny Rollins also happens to be one of its most enigmatic figures as well. Given his introspective nature and penchant for withdrawal, Rollins easily comes across as ...

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Article: Book Review

Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation

by Craig Jolley
March 8, 2004

Open Sky Eric Nisenson St. Martin's Press ISBN: 0312253303 Because of the time required and because of his reservations about the music establishment Sonny Rollins has been reluctant to discuss his career publicly. Lately he seems to be easing up due to the influence of his wife/business manager ...

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Jazz History 4

By Sonny Rollins

Label: Milestone Records
Released: 2003

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Tenor Madness

By Sonny Rollins

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Tenor Madness; When Your Lover Has Gone; Paul's Pal; My Reverie; The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. (Total Time 35:06).

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With the Modern Jazz Quartet

By Sonny Rollins

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. The Stopper 2. Almost Like Being In Love 3. No Moe 4. In A Sentimental Mood 5. Scoops 6. With A Song In My Heart 7. Newk's Fadeaway 8. Time On My Hands 9. This Love Of Mine 10. Shadrack 11. On A Slow Boat To China 12. Mambo Bounce 13. I Know.

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Tenor Titan

By Sonny Rollins

Label: Bluebird
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. St. Thomas 2. Four 3. Long Ago And Far Away 4. All The Things You Are 5. The Bridge 6. God Bless The Child 7. Dearly Beloved 8. Blue 'n' Boogie 9. Bluesongo 10. Don't Stop the Carnival.

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The Modern Jazz Quartet: The Music Inn

By Modern Jazz Quartet

Label: Atlantic Records
Released: 2003

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Article: Interview

A Fireside Chat with Sonny Rollins

by AAJ Staff
October 27, 2003

All that has been written and all that has been said about Sonny Rollins certainly has more wealth than anything I could scribe. I am only a fan of Rollins and on most days, I need not be more. His albums are a part of the lore of jazz and his legacy historical and he has ...